Here & Now
Weekdays 12-2 p.m.
Here & Now is NPR’s midday developing news program, focused on what’s changed since Morning Edition and what it means for listeners. The program is hosted by Robin Young, Deepa Fernandes, and Scott Tong.
Produced in a unique collaboration between NPR and WBUR Boston, the program showcases an unmatched range of voices and regional perspectives. In addition, Here & Now editorial partners include STAT (science & medical), Grist (environmental reporting) and regular appearances by the international reporters of the Washington Post.
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The money was set aside for after-school and English-language learning programs.
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The steep, sweeping tariffs that President Trump announced on April 2 — what he called "Liberation Day" — sent the markets tumbling. Days later, Trump paused those tariffs for 90 days.
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The bill is projected to add trillions to the national debt. It would make deep cuts to welfare programs and reshape the country's approach to clean energy.
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United Airlines says operations at Newark Airport are running smoothly after recent delays and cancellations caused by air traffic control problems and runway construction.
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It’s a libertarian’s dream come true: cities rising on open acres of former federal land that become deregulated zones where innovation and technological advancement can thrive.
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Grammarian and author Ellen Jovin has gained fame with her grammar table, answering hard questions about split infinitives and the Oxford comma.
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Artificial intelligence companies are pushing increasingly lifelike ways to interact with their technology.
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In 2021, as the Taliban reasserted control of Afghanistan, a man who helped the U.S. military narrowly escaped with his family. In a wrenching choice, he left several of his sons at the airport.
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We revisit Robin Young's October 2024 conversation with restaurateur and cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi about his best-selling cookbook "Ottolenghi Comfort," which he wrote with Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller, and Tara Wigley.
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The Trump administration's immigration policies are deterring recent graduates and prospective employees from seeking STEM opportunities in the U.S.